Americans consume a staggering amount of the opioid painkiller hydrocodone - about 99% of the world’s supply. In October, after 10 years of debate the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) reclassified medications…

People overdose from illicit substances, such as heroin, or prescription medications, such as valium or opioid painkillers.
Thomas Marthinsen/FlickrSeptember 14, 2014

In 2012, 103,000 people around the world lost their lives to drug poisoning or overdose. As terrible as this waste of life seems, it’s important to remember that drug overdoses are not inevitably fatal…

Strict guidelines that were introduced 18 months ago following the death of a young woman have transformed the way paracetamol overdoses are managed, including the introduction of the lowest threshold…

Most overdose deaths are due to heroin but an increasing number are due to pain relieving prescription opioid drugs.
Thomas MarthinsenOctober 25, 2012

Once again, overdose deaths from opioids are increasing in Australia. And once again, we are in danger of ignoring effective, evidence-based interventions. According to the National Drug and Alcohol Research…

Abuse of methamphetamines like ice are at increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, a study has found.
Flickr/EMSLJuly 27, 2011

A study published today in the Medical Journal of Australia concludes that more prison inmates in Australia die in the year after they’ve been released than the annual number of deaths in custody. A disproportionate…